Dr. Gaurav Saini

About

Dr. Gaurav Saini is graduate in Mechanical Engineering. He obtained his Master's and Ph.D. from IIT Roorkee in the field of Fluid Power and Turbomachines. His research field includes Fluid mechanics and Fluid power, CFD, and Renewable Energy (Hydro, Solar, Wind, and Biomass). Dr. Saini is presently working as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at HBTU Kanpur, India. Prior to this, he was associated with IIT Kanpur (Post-Doc Fellow) and IIEST Shibpur (Assistant Professor).

Employment

• Harcourt Butler Technical University Assistant Professor
  2022 - Present
• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Post-Doctoral Fellow
  2021 - 2022
• Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Assistant Professor
  2020 - 2021
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Project fellow
  2020 - 2020
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Research Scholar
  2016 - 2020

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee PhD
  2016 - 2020
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee M. Tech
  2012 - 2014

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (29)

• Aerodynamic Performance Improvement in Wind Turbine Blades with Tube-Inserted Passive Flow Control
  2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-8500-4_55
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• Studying the Effect of Tubercles on Wind Turbine Blade Using CFD
  2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-8500-4_57
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• Sensitivity analysis of IEC 62364 erosion model in predicting hydro-abrasive erosion in Francis turbine: a case study of Maneri Bhali-II hydropower plant, India
  The European Physical Journal Special Topics 2026 DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01970-9
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• Prediction and analysis of the cavitating performance of a Francis turbine under different loads
  Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects 2025 DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2021.2009941
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• Enhancing hydrodynamic efficiency of Savonius hydrokinetic turbine through circular deflector flow augmentation
  Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects 2024 DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2024.2319726
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• Security issues and challenges in cloud of things-based applications for industrial automation
  Annals of Operations Research 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s10479-023-05285-7
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• Hydrodynamic performance enhancement of Savonius hydrokinetic turbine using wedge-shaped triangular deflector in conjunction with circular deflector
  Ocean Engineering 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.116572
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• Clearance and blockage effects on hydrodynamic performance of hybrid hydrokinetic turbine
  Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2023.103210
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• Optimal planning and multi-criteria decision making for effective design and performance of hybrid microgrid integrated with energy management strategy
  Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2023.103074
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• Optimum design and techno-socio-economic analysis of a PV/biomass based hybrid energy system for a remote hilly area using discrete grey wolf optimization algorithm
  Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2023.103213
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